Play Golf With Your Favourite Star.

DJ Carey:

Born in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, DJ Carey is one of Ireland’s best known sports stars. He played hurling with his local club Young Irelands from 1988 until 2007 and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1990 until 2005.

Sarah Newman:

The lady captain of the K-Club for 2010 is our most exciting addition to our golfwithstars.com star panel yet! The entrepreneur and Irish 'Dragon', has long been associated with successful start-up's and internet businesses. She has business interests throughout Europe, the latest venture being a super chalet in Switzerland.

Denis Hickie:

One of European and world rugby's most elusive wingers, a fresh-faced Hickie scored on his full Ireland debut against Wales in 1997. Denis Hickie, 33, was one of the fastest men in Irish rugby history with an awesome strike record for both Leinster and Ireland.

He earned 62 caps for his country – the most capped winger in Irish rugby and one of nine players to break the 50 caps barrier. He is also one of Ireland's top try-scorers with 29 under his belt – a record only beaten by Brian O'Driscoll.

Benny Tierney:

Benny Tierney, a Mullaghban Club man, is the former Armagh Senior Football Goalkeeper. Benny was involved in many epic victories with his Armagh team mates. Now retired, Benny has become a highly popular figure in sporting circles.

Stevie McDonnell:

Steven is the right corner forward on the Armagh senior football panel. His most recent successes include his 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship medal. The highlight of his career to date is being part of the All-Ireland winning team in the 2002 All-Ireland senior football final. Steven received an All-Star award for his performances for Armagh.

Peter Canavan:

After sixteen years on the senior inter-county scene, and with two All-Ireland Senior Championship Medals, six All Stars (more than any other Ulster player, and joint third overall), four Ulster titles, and several under-age and club championship medals to his name, Peter Canavan is considered one of the great players of his generation. The Tyrone and Errigal Ciarán club star retired from inter-county football following the 2005 All-Ireland and All Star win.

Tommy Bowe:

Tommy Bowe, a long time supporter of Bóthar, was an instrumental member of the Ireland side that won an historic Grand Slam in 2009 . In the decider against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, Bowe scored Ireland's crucial winning try. His heroics earned him a place on the 2009 Lions tour of South Africa. The Ospreys, Ireland and Lions winger is from Co Monaghan.

Paul O'Connell:

Paul O'Connell has been one of Ireland's key players since making his debut for the national senior team in 2002. Having captained Munster to European Cup success in 2008, Paul repeated his winning ways as a key member of the Six Nations Grand Slam winning team of 2009

Andrew Trimble:

A Coleraine Man, Andrew Trimble made his senior debut for the Irish Senior Rugby team against Australia in November 2005. A week later he scored two tries against Romania. Playing on the wing or at centre, his test tally stands at six tries in 16 outings for Ireland, including tries against France, New Zealand and South Africa.

Mick Galwey:

Mick Galwey, from Currow, Co Kerry, won an All-Ireland Senior football medal with his county before becoming a world-renowned rugby player. Mick captained his club side Shannon, his province Munster and the national side.

Charlie Swan:

Charlie rode his first winner as a baby faced fifteen year old on his father’s Final Assault in a two year old maiden at Naas in March 1983 and after a successful spell as an apprentice he later turned his attention to the National Hunt scene. Swan had his last ride in April 2003 and for the whole of the 1990s was the leading jockey becoming Irish Champion on no less than ten consecutive occasions.He will be forever associated with the legendary Istabraq who he rode to victory 23 times over hurdles.

Johnny Murtagh:

Johnny Murtagh is one of the world's top jockeys and is the number one jockey in Coolmore. He excels on the big occasion having won many of the big races around the world. His winnings in Ireland include three 2000 Guineas, one 1000 Guineas, three Irish Derbys, five Irish Oaks, two Tattersalls Gold Cups and an Irish Champion Stakes.

Ruby Walsh:

Ruby Walsh, seven time Irish jump jokey champion, rode his first Cheltenham Festival winner as a amateur rider in 1998. Since then Walsh has ridden over fourteen hundred winners including 25 winners at Cheltenham. In 2009 Walsh broke the record for the number of winners ridden by a jockey at the Cheltenham festival, visiting the winner’s enclosure on no less than seven occasions including the Cheltenham Gold. A keen golfer, Ruby will join fellow jockeys Charlie Swan and Johnny Murtagh at the golfwithstars.com event.

Breffny Morgan:

Breffny Morgan is best known as an Irish media personality after he shot to stardom on TV3’s The Apprentice, vying for an executive job with Bill Cullen. The budding Cork businessman graduated from Harvard University in 2008, where he majored in biology. Breffny’s athletic background is rowing, with two Irish championships under his belt and an American national silver medal.

Other Special Surprise Stars:

On the day itself, other celebrity and sporting stars will be present to make this a day to remember!

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How do I enter the Draw

Draw entries for the Golf With Stars draw can be purchased online at golfwithstars.com. Each entry costs €20. Three entries cost €50. Seven entries cost €100.

  • The more times you enter the draw, the better your chances of playing Golf With Stars
  • Draw entries will be accepted from 1st August 2010 to midday on October 15th 2010.
  • You will receive an entry receipt by e-mail after your entry has been processed on golfwithstars.com .
  • The draw to reveal the lucky winners will take place after 12 noon on October 15th, 2010 and the winners will be notified by e-mail and in writing soon after. On the morning of the Golf With Stars event, a draw will reveal what sporting celebrity you and your friends will be playing with if you are a winner.
  • The event will take place at the K Club in Kildare on Friday, 22nd October 2010.

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Raffle Rules

By entering the raffle, you consent to be bound by these Official Rules.  Accordingly, you should read these rules carefully before entering the Raffle.

 

ORGANISATION CONDUCTING RAFFLE:

The Raffle is being conducted by Golf With Stars (GWS), which is solely responsible for the Raffle, the administration of these Official Rules, and the awarding of the prize.  All proceeds from the Raffle will be distributed to Bothar the Third World Development Agency, Old Clare Street, Limerick.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to enter the Raffle, you must comply with these official rules. You are obliged to have an official handicap certificate. The handicap limit for men is 28 and women is 36. If the winner is not available to play on the 22nd October, 2010 then they must forfeit the prize and another winner will be drawn.

 

HOW TO ENTER:

You must enter through the official website www.golfwithtstars.com or by buying an official GWS raffle ticket. You have not entered the raffle until your entry submission, with full payment, has been accepted by GWS.  Acceptance of your entry submission on line will be communicated to you by e-mail from GWS. You will receive an e-mail receipt which will include your raffle number. You may enter as often as you want, but all entry requirements must be met for each entry.  Tickets will be sold on-line up to midday on October 15th 2010.

 

COST:

The purchase price of a single raffle ticket (single entry to the draw) is €20, 3 raffle tickets (3 entries to the draw) is €50 or 7 raffle tickets (7 entries to the draw) is €100. Credit card payments may be made on the GWS website at www.golfwithstars.com The purchase of raffle ticket(s) comes with no guarantee to win any prize.

 

ODDS OF WINNING:

The odds of winning one of the Prizes will depend upon the number of entries.  Odds will vary depending on the number of entries. There will be one drawing for each raffle prize.

 

PRIZES:

The prize cannot be substituted by the winner. The cash value of the prize is €0.01.

 

GWS reserves the right to cancel a prize, at its discretion.

The Prize for each raffle is a team of four round of golf with a Sports Star. Therefore there will be a draw for each winner chosen. Each of the winners will be entitled to bring 2 others to make up the team of 4. Each of the teams will consist of one sports star, one winner and 2 of the winners chosen friends. If any of the winners can not bring 2 others (friends / business partners etc) you must contact Niamh Mulqueen of GWS so that 2 other players can be arranged to make up the group of 4. There will also be additional prize giving after the game of golf for the winning team. The golf classic will be followed by a gala dinner in the K Club for all the players including the sports Stars.

 

GENERAL CONDITIONS

  • A.      All Irish and European laws and regulations apply.
  • B.   Names of all winners will be made available to the media and posted on the GWS website.  By accepting a prize, the winner grants GWS permission for the use of his/her name, likeness and biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
  • C.        The winning tickets will be determined by random drawing.  The prize drawing date will be Friday 15th October 2009 at 12.30pm. The winners need not be present to win.  The winners will be notified by telephone and e-mail.
  • D.        GWS makes no claims regarding the deductibility of raffle tickets, please consult your tax advisor or accountant.
  • E.          In no event will GWS or its board members, agents or employees or sponsors be liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, accidental, consequential, statutory or punitive damages. 
  • F.        Entrants hereby fully release the organisers of GWS from any and all liability caused by or resulting from the use or possession of any prize awarded or caused by or resulting from participation in the raffle, golf competition or any related promotion.
  • G.   GWS assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected or undelivered entry submissions, or any error, delay, or interference with entry via the Raffle Website.
  • H. On the morning of the Golf With Stars event, a draw will reveal which sporting celebrity you and your friends will be playing with if you are a winner.
  • I. In the event that one of our sporting personalities is unable to play on the day due to professional or other engagements, arrangements will be made to play with another nationally renowned sporting star.


EXTENSION OF RAFFLE:

At GWS’s sole discretion and option, the dates for the prize drawings and golf event may be changed.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

Venue of any action brought concerning the Raffle shall be in IRELAND, and shall not be subject to transfer to another venue or locale for any reason.  By entering the Raffle, you agree that you will not commence or participate in any class action litigation, or join with any other person in a legal proceeding, concerning the Raffle.  The Raffle, these Official Rules, the entire relationship between you and GWS, and any legal proceeding arising there from (whether based on contract, tort, law or equity), shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and enforced pursuant to, Irish Law, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.  Submission of a raffle entry constitutes your agreement with these Official Rules.

 

AMENDMENT OF RULES:

If, for any reason, the administration, security, fairness, or integrity of the raffle has been compromised, GWS reserves the right, exercisable at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the raffle.  The Official Rules may be amended by GWS in its sole discretion.  Amendments will be posted on the Raffle Website.  Unless otherwise specified, any amendments will become effective at 12:00a.m. GMT on the day after they are posted on the Raffle Website.

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How do I play Golf With Stars?

To be in with a chance of playing Golf With Stars, you must purchase an entry to the Golf With Stars draw. Entries to the Golf With Stars draw can be purchased online at golfwithstars.com. Tickets cost €20 for one entry. Three entries cost €50. Seven entries cost €100. The more times you enter the draw, the better your chances of playing Golf With Stars.

  • Draw entries will be accepted from 1st August 2010 to midday on October 15th 2010.
  • You will receive an entry receipt by e-mail after your entry has been processed on golfwithstars.com.
  • The draw to reveal the lucky winners will take place after 12 noon on October 15th, 2010 and the winners will be notified by e-mail and in writing soon after. On the morning of the Golf With Stars event, a draw will reveal what sporting celebrity you and your friends will be playing with if you are a winner.
  • The event will take place at the K Club in Kildare on Friday, 22nd October 2010.

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Play Golf With Your Favourite Star.

Introduction

How do you fancy playing in a team of four golf classic with one of your sports idols? Golf With Stars, a golf event to be held in The K Club, Co. Kildare on October 22nd 2010, is being organised to give golfers a chance to play with a leading sport star while raising valuable funds for charity.

DJ Carey

Pictured at the 2009 launch of Golfwithstars.com are
DJ Carey, Zara Palazzi, Niamh Mulqueen & Reece Ryan.

Legendary personalities from the world of sport, including DJ, will line out again in this autumn's Golf With Stars event at the K Club, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

The event is being run to raise funds for the development aid agency, Bóthar. All funds raised will go towards supporting the charity’s projects across 35 developing world countries.

 

The difference between this event and many other celebrity golf classics is that anyone can enter the draw to be in with a chance to win. Each time you purchase a ticket for the draw you will be included in the draw to play a round of golf with one of our legendary sports stars.

Each prize is an opportunity for the winner and two of their friends to play in a group of four classic with one of our sports stars followed by a presentation dinner to be held at the K-Club.

The more times you enter the draw, the better your chances of playing Golf With Stars.

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